Politics

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is calling on Congress to include additional funding in the must-pass government package for what it said are three “critical funding needs”: Continued support for the people of Ukraine, Covid-19 response and natural disaster recovery. Congress returned for a lame duck session on Monday and has a short

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled additional sanctions on the entities involved in the production and transfer of Iranian drones to Russia. The sanctions target several aviation related companies and two individuals — Abbas Djuma and Tigran Khristoforovich Srabionov — who facilitated the Russian mercenary Wagner Group’s “acquisition of UAVs

By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Rick Scott of Florida will challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for his powerful post after the Republicans failed to win back the majority despite a favorable political environment. Scott has little chance of succeeding — even though it’s the first real opponent McConnell has

By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge threw out Mary Trump’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, saying her claims are barred by an earlier settlement she reached more than 20 years ago. Mary Trump, the former president’s niece, had alleged in the lawsuit that she was defrauded of millions of dollars in a

By Veronica Miracle, CNN The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, pleaded not guilty in a San Francisco federal court Tuesday morning. David DePape, 42, is charged with the attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. For the kidnapping charge,

By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of Americans have been signing up for health insurance at their companies in recent weeks. But for some full-time workers, particularly in certain industries like construction, job-based coverage isn’t an option for them. This divide was even more evident as the job market roared back to life in 2021 after

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is working to reassure the Ukrainian government, outside experts, and former US officials that it will not push Ukraine to imminently seek a diplomatic outcome to the war with Russia after the most senior US general publicly pushed for a more urgent diplomatic effort this winter. The administration

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, whose recent reelection denied Republicans the chance to control the Senate, said Democrats cannot take any community for granted moving forward. “We can’t take any community for granted, and we have to not only constantly outreach, but we have to follow up and we have

By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The US has intelligence that Russia may have delayed announcing its withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson in part to avoid giving the Biden administration a political win ahead of the midterm elections, according to four people familiar with the intelligence. Senior Russian officials

By Melanie Zanona, Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN The House Republican conference voted for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to be its leader after an underwhelming midterm election performance launched a search among conservatives for a challenger. The vote puts McCarthy in line to be the next speaker of the House, presuming Republicans win

Colin McCullough, CNN US Naval Forces intercepted a “large quantity” of explosive material in the Gulf of Oman heading to Yemen from Iran last week, according to a statement from US Naval Forces Central Command. “On November 8, US 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman smuggling lethal aid, including a

By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas maintained he will stay at the helm of the department amid intense scrutiny from Republican lawmakers who have criticized his handling of the US-Mexico border. While control of the House remains undecided, Republicans have already singled out Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland

By Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Should Donald Trump announce his third presidential bid on Tuesday, as is widely expected, he will begin the next phase of his political career under siege. Seven years ago, the New York businessman entered the political fray on defense, working vigorously to cast himself as a serious contender